Save that money, honey.
In today’s economy, people will take any advice they can when it comes to saving a buck here and there.
One savvy woman shared on TikTok the strategy she follows to save money on her monthly internet bill — and it involves following a specific script when on the phone with a customer service agent.
“I have the exact script that I use to get my internet down every single year,” a content creator whose page is all about money-saving tips, named Sabrina, said in her TikTok video with almost 62,000 views.
After calling your internet provider, Sabrina suggests telling them that you noticed a bill increase and that you can’t afford it.
“So if I can’t get it down to the rate that it was last month, I’m gonna have to cancel. Is this something you can help me with?” Sabrina advised saying.
The best scenario is that the customer service person on the other line will offer a promotion they are running to help lower your bill.
The worst-case scenario is that they don’t offer a solution, in which Sabrina suggests reiterating “that you can’t afford it and you’re going to have to cancel if you don’t get a cheaper rate. They will continue to pass you along until somebody does it.”
“For me, I have a 100% success rate doing this,” she proudly said.
Other money-savers in the comment section of the video shared some of their helpful tips to lower bills.
“Also don’t be afraid to hang up and call back! one agent wouldn’t help me but another got me back to my old rate but with better service.”
“I told optimum I was switching to Verizon because it was cheaper and after saying no 3 times they offered to lower my bill $20/month and gave me two months free. Only annoying part is having to call once a year to do it all over again!”
“If you get the sense that they’re really desperate to keep you, also say you’ll switch unless they give you a bill credit. I got a $250 credit once.”
While on the money-saving topic, Gen Z has turned to an old-school money hack to curb spending — which involves only using cash.
“You decide how much you want to spend for the weekend, pull that amount in cash on Friday, and that’s all you allow yourself to use through Sunday,” Nadia Vanderhall, a financial planner and founder of The Brands and Bands, told Bustle.
“If you swipe without thinking or tend to overspend on food, convenience, or random little things, this can help create real awareness.”
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